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Replying to: eshel (Aug 09, 2007 12:15 pm) I did feel a bit ripped off when i bought my 06 rabbit " which is really a mkV golf for heavens sake" (another smart move to keep selling the golf gls mk IV when the rest of the world doesnt produce them anymore.) because it only had 150 hp with a 2.5l engine come on! but what was I to expect? I bought it because even so its still german engineering... huh? an excuse to keep selling the mkIV gls? The Rabbit IS not the MkIV, its the MKV golf with a different badge limited to the U.S. why do so many people find this difficult to understand? the rest of the world has this car as well, they just kept the golf name plate. But what you drive is still an MKV, wether is says golf or rabbit is irrelevant!!!  actually, its good that you are into the german engineering thing, because the mkIV's? they were pretty much mostly made IN MEXICO. get the facts straight man. i do agree about gas guzzling suv's, but since most european cars are small and hatchbacks MOST americans wouldn't be too interested unfortunately. plus, if we go by your logic, we cant drive them here anyway, because our gas is too dirty. 
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Thats it for the bunny. On thursday of last week, my wife and i traded in our car for.... a brand new honda fit.  love it to death, but totally understand its weaknesses and strenghts when compared to the rabbit. got 13k for him even on dealer trade in. what i miss: the impeccable materials used in the cabin, the amazingly quite ride, the smooth steering, the off the line torque, the low cruising revs, the simplicity of the desgin, the slighlty smoother tranny shifts, the feeling of solidity/ 130mph top speed. Now what i DON"T miss: (you can guess what i like about the fit after reading this:) the less than stellar fuel economy (though i knew what i was getting into), the not so precise road feel, a rear seat that does not fold flat, a lack of high end power and low redline, the body roll, the lack of 2 doors (though the rabbit can obviously be had with 4.), the expensive serivice. Needless to say, my experience with the rabbit has made me look at vw in a different light, a good one; instead of looking at them like 'Whoa! that would be cool to try, but i wouldn't own one'. A great hatchback with some forgivable shortcomings. and by far the most luxurious car you can get for under 20k that isn't a used luxury car. Bye sammie.
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Replying to: eldaino (Aug 27, 2007 7:49 am) So is this your third new car in about a year? Didn't you have a Civic before the Rabbit? For this kind of buying pattern, you might consider going the short-term lease route.
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Replying to: backy (Aug 27, 2007 9:09 am) yeah, i dunno whats wrong with me, i should be a lease kinda guy! But the fit should be staying with us for awhile, as the main reason we bought the rabbit when we did was back when fits were pretty much impossible to find! So its kinda like how things should have been. I plan on having him for a loooonnnggg time! So far, he has fit much better! Still things i miss about the bunny, but the fit counteracts them in other areas.
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Replying to: eldaino (Aug 28, 2007 7:41 am)
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Replying to: sharpedgeshurt (Aug 28, 2007 9:51 pm) my rabbit gave me no mechanical problems, so if you take car of her, 150k should be a snap! |
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I just had the 20,000 mile service on my 2007 Rabbit that I've had for 14 months. For the full service it cost me $218 in a smaller city in Wisconsin, though if I had had it done at another dealership near Chicago where I'm living now it would have cost me another $100 or so. A clamp in the driver-side window had loosened, but that was the only issue...of which it was very small. The Rabbit is running very well; it's been a very good purchase for me. I also had my windows tinted a while back and it makes the car look quite nice. 
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I just bought a rabbit, and so far I love the thing. I've already got a question the dealer can't answer: if you put the key in the door and twist to unlock and hold it, the windows all open. Can you program the remote control to do this? Thanks to anyone who has an answer!
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Replying to: daylabor (Jul 24, 2008 2:24 pm) |
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